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| Baghdad, London discuss means of freeing British hostages |
| 2008-03-02 |
| Deputy British Ambassador in Iraq John Tiknut on saturday discussed with Iraqi President Jalal Talabani the fate of the five British hostages who have been abducted in Iraq since last May. A government statement said the two men discussed ways to release the five Britons abducted in Basra where Tiknut urged President Talabani to make an effort for their release. Talabani expressed his solidarity and sympathy with the families of abductees and expressed full readiness to make efforts to secure their release. The statement did not reveal further details or actions taken by the government to assist in the release of the hostages after the captors had stipulated the release of nine detainees in Iraqi prisons before the Britons are released. |
| Posted by:Seafarious |